Old Meets New

The transition from high school to college is often a difficult one for many kids. The prospect of meeting new friends and fitting into a new environment can seem like a daunting task. In my case; however, the transition was smoothed by some familiar faces. I decided to move in early, the Wednesday before school started instead of Thursday, but found myself virtually alone on my floor. I was too timid to walk around and meet new people and wasn’t quite sure what to do. After I finished unpacking, savior from a lame night by myself watching a lifetime original movie came to me in the form of a text message. My two good friends from high school, and current UPenn freshman asked me out to a ‘welcome to college’ dinner at our favorite restaurant in center city. I gladly accepted the invitation and got ready to go. It was great to see my boys and catch up on our summers. Conversation then turned to what they like to do in Philly at night. They told me about all the best restaurants and great clubs. I got a crash course in Philadelphia nightlife and how to maneuver the public transit system. After our evening, I still felt somewhat nervous about making new friends the next day. What if I didn’t like my roommate? How would I go about meeting new people? Luckily, I was able to use my newly acquired Philly inside info to make conversation and meet some people. I even suggested to my new friends that we go to one of the clubs my friends told me about. Since I knew where to go, I was the man of the evening. Thankfully, my old buddies helped me in making some new Drexel friends.